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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Interview with S.B. Knight

Briefly describe your journey in writing your first
or latest book.

My first book is buried at the bottom of a
bookshelf in my office. A few have seen it but there it will stay. My debut
novel, Born of Blood, was a blast to
write but a wall of negative feedback almost derailed its journey to
publication. After some soul searching, I pushed through my edits and submitted
it to publishers. The rest, as they say, is history.

Did you query agents and traditional publishers? How long before you got your offer of
representation/your first contract?

I submitted my first novel to a number of
publishers and agents. As you can guess, I received rejections from all of
them. To be honest, I deserved to be rejected. I submitted Born of Blood to three publishers and all three requested full
manuscripts. Two of the three offered me a contract.

What factors influenced your decision to go with a
particular agent or publisher?

I first met Lea Schizas a few years ago during
her annual online writing conference. Shortly after she started MuseItUp
Publishing and made a massive splash by winning a number of awards during the
first year. I knew of her hard work, dedication, and passion for writing and
authors. This is what influenced me to sign with MuseItUp. Once there I saw
firsthand Lea’s drive and desire to succeed as a publisher. This matches
perfectly with my desire and drive to succeed as an author.

Are you currently under a traditional publishing
contract for future books or do you have manuscripts that you will publish
directly for Kindle?

Yes, Born
of Blood and the sequel are under contract with MuseItUp. I have submitted
a third novel of which I am waiting to hear back on. Since MuseItUp is a small
publisher they release all books as eBooks first. Many are later published in
paperback depending on eBook sales.

If you used a graphic designer/publisher’s designer,
how involved were you during the creative process for your cover?

I believe I was very involved in the process.
The process started when I completed a form outlining my vision and thoughts
for the cover. Once the cover artist started on my cover I was in regular
contact with updates. I also provided feedback after the first draft was
completed. Granted the final decision belongs to the cover artist but my
opinions were included and accounted for.

What kinds of social media [twitter, facebook,
webpage, blog, writing forums] are you involved with trying to garner publicity
for your book(s)?

I started a blog, The New Author, five years
ago while researching and learning the craft of writing; soon after I joined
Twitter (@thenewauthor) and Facebook. I am also on Goodreads. Once I signed my
contract I developed my website (www.sb-knight.com) and
Facebook Fanpage. Basically I started building my author platform five years
ago with my blog and continued from there.

Besides Amazon, are there any other sites where your
books are for sale?

Make goals, have a direction, and drive hard
toward them. When you are presented with an obstacle push through it but make
sure you stay true to who you are as a writer.

What’s next for you?

I have the pleasure of working with some of
the best editors in the business as I start the editing process on the sequel
to Born of Blood. I can’t wait to get going. After that I will be working on
the cover and hopefully signing a contract for my third novel. I plan to start
writing my fourth this fall. I know, that is a long time away but I have enough
to keep me busy until then. Trust me, I’ll be more than ready to get to it by
that time.

Do you find it difficult to
juggle your time between marketing your current book and writing your next
book?

I worked very hard to get two more novels
under my belt before the heavy promoting for Born of Blood started. I have one
and waiting to hear about the other. That eases the pressure a little as I get
my feet under me. It is still difficult which makes time management critical.
To add to the schedule I am one of those with a full time job too. The magic
two words to remember here…time management!

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